Description
Display Badges” (which are really no more than HTML snippets) from a set of files in a specified directory off the root of the blog. The directory will default to ./badges” and the Zip file contains both that directory as well as a Sample” badge.
Using the Widget you can choose whether to:
- enable Display Badge in a Box” (enabled by default, uses internal CSS)
- enable Display a Drop-Shadow” (probably best used with Box Mode”)
as well as
- decide whether you would like to use a Title
- define the directory of the badges.
Screenshots
Configuring the widget to read badges from damn-badgesand display them as Badges”.
The default configuration of the widget, displaying the default path (badges). 
Badges displayed Padded and Boxed, but with Drop-Shadows disabled.
Installation
Install
- Unzip the
badges.zipfile. - Upload
badges.phpto the/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- Use the Badges” widget.
Upgrade
- Follow your normal installation process
- Open the Widget Control Panel for Badges” and confirm settings.
- Sit back and enjoy…
Use the WordPress Plug-in System
- Select Upgrade and Activate”
- Congratulate yourself on a sterling job.
FAQ
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Which naming convention is used for the badges
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All badges needs to be named
XXname.inc, where XX” is a number (used to determine ordering) and the .inc” is required. -
What is the format of the Badge” files?
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You could view the included demo” file:
00testbadge.inc, but here’s another, slightly simpler, example:<!-- Support CC --> <div id="badge-supportcc-inner" onclick="location.href='http://creativecommons.org';" style="cursor: pointer;"> <img width=88 height=31 alt="http://creativecommons.org" title="Support the Creative Commons!" src="http://creativecommons.org/images/support/2010/cc-support.png" /> <br /> Support the Creative Commons! </div> <!-- /Support CC --> -
How do I style the badges using CSS?
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Quite simply by using the
div.badgegroupclass to style a set of badges. To style them individually, use thediv.badgeclass. -
How do I limit the styling to a set of badges?
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Look for the relevant Badge Group’s” ID and then use the
div#badge-ID > div.badgeCSS selector. -
How do I style a single badge?
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Easiest yet: every badge gets a unique ID generated by the plug-in based on the badge’s file-name and the directory. Simply use that (you’ll have to inspect the source to see what the id is; by example the ID generated by my Site-Licence badge is badge-damn-licencing-licencing”).
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Contributors & Developers
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Changelog
2.3
- Give groupings of badges a different class than badges
2.2
- Moved to a ‘<div>’ based layout instead of using Lists
- Split Boxing and Padding into two separate options
2.1
- Fixed the HTML generated to be cleaner and identify the badge class better
- Simplified the examples slightly
2.0
- Cosmetic changes
- Added (better) examples to the documentation
1.0
- Initial Public Release